Table 1 Outline of study measures
Measures | Description | 2004 | 2007 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Child Measures | ||||
Child Anthropometry: | Weight | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
Height | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | |
Child waist circumference | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | |
Child Questionnaire | Child PA levels | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
Dietary and PA knowledge and attitudes | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | |
Health and wellbeing | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | |
Lunchbox Audit | Dietary intake | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
Food Record | Dietary intake | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
Child Focus Group | Child perceptions of health and aspects of school programs/environment | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
Parent Measures | ||||
Parent Questionnaire | Parent knowledge and attitudes about food and PA | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
Home food and PA environment | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | |
Indication of the cost and time impacts of food and PA | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | |
Child and parent’s eating and PA behaviours | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | |
Socio-demographics | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | |
School Measures | ||||
So Play | Indication of activity levels in the playground | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Photos of Play Areas | Play equipment in the school grounds | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Teacher Questionnaire | Staff knowledge of healthy eating and PA guidelines | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
School Questionnaire | Profile of school food & PA environment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Staff Focus Group | School information including previous activities or school culture | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
Resource assessment | Assessment of level of investment in interventions in terms of money spent, staff and volunteer time | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
Independent capacity | Assessment of school capacity to implement sustainable changes independently | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
Kids Go For Your Life Criteria | Assessment of school achievement of State Government key health promotion program areas | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
Intervention Monitoring Tool | Mapping and monitoring of school intervention implementation | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
Principal Interview | Perceptions of the usefulness, acceptability, efficiency of the interventions, changes in the school and external environment | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |